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ICE Mercedes C-Class Gets Fresh Look – and Keeps Diesel Power

The update keeps petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid options while adding MBUX 4 and an AI voice assistant that uses ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Bing AI.

  • Mercedes refreshed the C-Class with revised petrol and diesel engines and updated styling, Described by Mercedes as a "mini S-Class" featuring new three-pointed-star lighting elements throughout.
  • This revised look aligns the model with the electric C-Class, ending bespoke styling for Mercedes EVs following disappointing sales of the EQE and EQS.
  • Each engine was reworked to meet the forthcoming Euro 7 emissions standard, while the range-topping C300e now offers 71 miles of electric range.
  • Inside, the fourth generation MBUX interface introduces a voice assistant powered by ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Bing AI for answering complex queries.
  • Notably, BMW has taken the same strategy with its next combustion-engined 3 Series, while Mercedes emphasizes the C-Class's sporting character against the GLC SUV, E-Class, and S-Class.
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The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is trying to please customers with even more digital services.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Compared to the new electric version, the old combustion engine C-Class looks old. A lift should at least mitigate this. Shortly after the start of the completely new electrically driven C-Class, Mercedes is now freshening up the conventional sister model. The mid-range limousine and the T-Model are given a modernised front design, more digital and assistance technology as well as revised engines. Prices are rising slightly and start at 53.970 e…

·Vienna, Austria
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They have just presented a new generation, but because not everyone is ready for their electric drive, the current Mercedes C-Class is now being made fresh again.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Motor.es broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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